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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Taliban kills 12 demining workers in Afghanistan, police say

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Taliban shot dead 12 demining workers near the former British base of Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Saturday, opening fire from motor bikes, police said. Farid Ahmad Obaid, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, said Afghan forces later launched a counter attack, killing four of the Islamist militants and capturing three. (Reporting by Mohammad Stanekzai; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel) Read More http://ift.tt/1uzisvf

South African rangers kill 3 poachers

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some South African rangers grimly call it the "Christmas shopping" season for rhino poachers. Read More http://ift.tt/1qI5lwc

Russia says will react if U.S. imposes new sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday. The U.S. Congress has readied new sanctions on Russian weapons companies and investors in the country's high-tech oil projects, but U.S. President Barack Obama has yet to sign a corresponding bill into law. "We will not be able to leave that without an answer," Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Ryabkov as saying. He did not say what form of counter-measure Moscow might take. ...

In overtime, UN climate talks head for watered-down deal in Lima

By Alister Doyle and Valerie Volcovici LIMA (Reuters) - United Nations climate talks, which ran on into a an extra day on Saturday, are heading for a watered-down deal on limiting global warming, leaving many of the toughest issues for next year's Paris summit. Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, hosting the talks, told delegates that a new text on Saturday morning to try to break impasses was not perfect, but reflected common ground. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1slTSDL

Two foreign soldiers killed by Taliban attack near Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - A Taliban bomb killed two foreign soldiers in a NATO convoy late on Friday night the U.S. Bagram Airfield base north of Kabul, adding to a spate of deadly attacks in and around the Afghan capital as international forces leave the country. "Two International Security Assistance Force service members died as a result of an enemy forces attack in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 12, 2014," a coalition press release said on Saturday. (Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Nick Macfie) Read More http://ift.tt/1spzCLW

Russia would react if U.S. imposes new sanctions: minister

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to an Interfax news agency report published on Saturday. Late on Thursday, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives unanimously passed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which would impose new sanctions on Russian weapons companies and investors in the country's high-tech oil projects. U.S. President Barack Obama is yet to sign the bill into law. ...

Seorang Perampok di Taksi Putih Masih Diburu

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Kepolisian masih memburu satu orang pelaku perampokan di dalam taksi putih yang masih buron. Dia termasuk ke dalam komplotan Sutrisno yang sudah ditangkap dua pekan lalu.

Confusion at JFK as Korean Air nut incident broke

By James Pearson and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - "You mean you need to replace a crew member?" The Korean Air Lines official was speaking to staff aboard flight 086, which had just left the gate at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, bound for South Korea. "Oh, so he's been told to get off?" the official asked in Korean, according to recordings on an air traffic broadcast website. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1wqxveR

Kakak Beradik Bunuh Ayah Kandung Hanya Karena Rokoknya Diambil Sebatang

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Lantaran rokoknya diisap sebatang oleh ayahnya, S (19), tega membunuh ayahnya sendiri, Yatimin (43).

Friday, December 12, 2014

Google Tendang Aplikasi Bajakan dari Toko Online-nya

Pembajakan adalah salah satu momok menakutkan bagi industri kreatif maupun pengembang software. Google selaku perusahaan mesin pencarian internet terbesar dunia berusaha menekan jumlah produk hasil pembajakan beredar secara bebas.Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan Google ialah melakukan inspeksi dan pembersihan di toko aplikasi mobile miliknya, Google Play Store. Dari hasil inspeksi itu disebutkan bahwa sejumlah aplikasi bajakan yang ditangkap Google telah ditendang keluar dari Google Play Store karena dianggap melanggar kebijakan perusahaan. ...

Taliban shoot dead Supreme Court official in Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents gunned down a top official of Afghanistan's Supreme Court as he left his home in Kabul on Saturday, the latest in a spate of strikes by the hardline Islamists on a broad range of targets in and around the Afghan capital. Heavily fortified Kabul is on high alert after insurgents stepped up attacks in recent weeks, targeting guesthouses, government officials and civilians as most foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of this month. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1yLEu5f

UN climate talks deadlocked over scope of pledges

LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include when countries unveil their contributions before a key summit in Paris next year.

Suyatno Kabur dari Rutan Kotabumi Usai Mengecat Gedung

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Seorang narapidana di rumah tahanan (Rutan) Klas II B Kotabumi, Suyatno warga Desa Penagan Ratu, Abung Timur, Lampung Utara melarikan diri.

Pemburuan Hiasi Trailer Divergent: Insurgent

Perpaduan antara drama, laga, dan asmara ditampilkan secara berimbang dalam trailer ini dengan lebih menjanjikan. Terlihat juga pasukan Erudite yang bergerombol melakukan pemburuan setelah kejadian di film Divergent.Kali ini, Tris sedang dalam pelarian dari para pemimpin yang haus kekuasaan ketika ia mencari sekutu dan jawaban di reruntuhan futuristik Chicago. Pada satu titik, ia ditangkap lalu terhubung dengan beberapa kabel, dan dipaksa untuk melawan dirinya sendiri.

India police hunt man said to be behind pro-Islamic State Twitter posts

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police were trying to track down a man on Saturday that a British television report identified as a publicist for the Islamic State, pumping out a stream of Twitter updates on the militant group's campaign from his base in Bangalore. Channel 4 said the man behind "Shami Witness", a Twitter handle followed by thousands of people including most foreign fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, was an Indian professional in the country's high-tech capital. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1z44w2v

Jambret spesialis 'jatuhkan barang' gasak HP milik mahasiswa

MERDEKA.COM. Seorang pencuri telepon genggam spesialis menjatuhkan barang, dibekuk Unit Reskrim Polsekta Cidadap, Bandung. Yanto ditangkap usai beraksi di Jalan Ciumbuleuit depan Kampus Universitas Parahyangan (Unpar), korbannya mahasiswa bernama Noven."Saat itu korban Noven seorang mahasiswa menyeberang jalan di depan Kampus Unpar," kata Kapolsekta Cidadap Kompol Hanafi kepada wartawan, Bandung, Sabtu (13/12). Ketika mencuri, Yanto beraksi bersama temannya Ed yang berhasil melarikan diri. Dia menjelaskan, modus operandi yang dilakukan pelaku adalah menjatuhkan barang di dekat korban. ...

Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh were urgently assessing environmental damage in one of the world's largest mangrove forests on Friday after an oil tanker sank, threatening wildlife in the UNESCO World Heritage site, officials and local media said. Read More http://ift.tt/1wHi1X4

Kasus Sabu-sabu, Pria Nigeria Diancam 20 Tahun Penjara

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Penyidik Direktorat Reserse dan Narkoba Polda NTT menjerat warga Nigeria, OK, dan empat kurir wanita, A, ES, S dan IM, dalam kasus narkoba jenis sabu

Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals

China opens key section of massive water project

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday opened a key section of a massive and ambitious plan to transport water from wetter central and southern parts of the country up to its arid north, including the capital Beijing, state media reported. The $62 billion undertaking - dreamed up by former Communist Party leader Mao Zedong in the 1950s - is designed to supply China's parched and pollution-ridden north, home to more than 300 million people and countless water-intensive businesses. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1DlWsOM

Polri: Tidak Masuk Akal Brigadir Aritonang Diperas Pimpinannya Rp 20 M

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Mabes Polri angkat bicara soal Brigadir Aritonang, anggota Narkoba Polda Bengkulu yang mengaku diperas pimpinannya

Resmob Polda Metro Jaya Tangkap Bandar Judi Togel Singapura

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Le Giok alias Ida Manurung (44 tahun), bandar judi togel Singapura beromset miliaran rupiah ditangkap

Indonesian editor faces blasphemy accusation over IS cartoon

By Michael Taylor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Police in Indonesia have name the editor-in-chief of its largest English-language newspaper a suspect in a blasphemy case, the newspaper said in a statement, over a cartoon depicting the Islamic State militant group. The media in Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, has enjoyed broad freedom since the establishment of democratic rule in the late 1990s. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1GsS3Wm

Anti-abortion protest bent rules on Parliament Hill

A visually striking anti-abortion protest on Parliament Hill technically broke several rules on the use of the public space, but federal officials made special exceptions to allow the event to proceed anyway. Read More http://ift.tt/1yZnebJ

In HK, China likely to use pressure, intimidation to ward off more protests

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - As the dust settles on Hong Kong's pro-democracy 'Occupy' protests, China is likely to embark on a sweeping but covert campaign across the territory's judiciary, media and universities to ensure there is no recurrence, activists and politicians say. The surprisingly resilient, 75 days of protest for a fully democratic vote to choose Hong Kong's next leader was the most serious challenge to China's authority since the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations and crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. ...

Exclusive - Cash-strapped Iraq seeks Kuwait war reparation delay

By Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is seeking to postpone a final $4.6 billion (£2.9 billion) instalment of reparations for its 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait, Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters, as it faces a cash crisis caused by falling oil prices and war with Islamic State. Since Iraq was first allowed to resume oil sales nearly two decades ago it has paid funds into a United Nations body overseeing compensation for looting and damage inflicted during Saddam Hussein's seven-month occupation of Kuwait. More than a million claimants have been paid and nearly all the $52. ...

GE, Hitachi reactor design advances towards approval in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - GE and Hitachi have cleared the next regulatory hurdle towards permission for the use of their joint nuclear reactor design in Britain after the government awarded it a so-called regulatory justification. Japan's Hitachi plans to build up to five UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) at two different nuclear sites which it owns in Britain, but the use of the reactor requires a number of regulatory approvals. ...

Exclusive: Cash-strapped Iraq seeks Kuwait war reparation delay

By Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is seeking to postpone a final $4.6 billion installment of reparations for its 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait, Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters, as it faces a cash crisis caused by falling oil prices and war with Islamic State. Since Iraq was first allowed to resume oil sales nearly two decades ago it has paid funds into a United Nations body overseeing compensation for looting and damage inflicted during Saddam Hussein's seven-month occupation of Kuwait. More than a million claimants have been paid and nearly all the $52. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1zXHM2H

Button feels like he's starting afresh

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button said the wait was worth it and he felt like he was starting over again in Formula One after signing a new two-year contract with McLaren. The Briton, the most experienced driver on the starting grid and 35 years old next January, will partner Spaniard Fernando Alonso in a lineup of champions. Out of contract at the end of the season, the 2009 champion had spent the last few months wondering if he had a future in the sport but finally signed a contract on Wednesday evening. ...

Russia's Lavrov says peace talks in Ukraine needed swiftly: TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Friday Moscow's calls to convene as soon as possible another round of peace talks on the conflict in east Ukraine's Donbass region, TASS news agency reported. "A chance emerged to establish peace in Ukraine. With difficulties, but a ceasefire, a truce has been established," TASS quoted him as telling a meeting with foreign policy experts. "There is constructive base to move forward on... the economic restoration of Donbass, establishing political dialogue that should eventually lead to a constitutional reform. ...

SDA: PPP Tetap di KMP

Jakarta (Antara) - Ketua Majelis Pertimbangan Partai PPP Suryadharma Ali (SDA) mengatakan peserta Musyawarah Kerja Nasional I PPP cenderung meminta partai tersebut tetap di Koalisi Merah Putih. "Berdasarkan perdebatan dan pertimbangan yang intens di Mukerna, maka kecenderungan yang bisa ditangkap (PPP) tetap di KMP," kata SDA di lokasi Mukernas I PPP di Hotel J.S Luwansa, Jakarta, Jumat. Dia menjelaskan kecenderungan sikap tetap di KMP itu dengan catatan bahwa PPP menerapkan prinsip-prinsip amar makruf nahi munkar. ...

Major storm moves into southern California, prompts evacuations

By Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A major storm that pummeled northern California and the Pacific Northwest with heavy rain and high winds and killed two people moved south overnight, prompting evacuation orders in areas prone to floods and mud flows. The National Weather Service forecast the system to track through southwestern California late on Thursday and into Friday, brining the possibility of strong thunderstorms, as well as waterspouts and small tornadoes along the coast. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1BCObEf

FTSE heads for biggest weekly drop in two and a half years, miners slip

By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) - FTSE share index headed for its biggest weekly drop in 2-1/2 years on Friday after slipping to a new six-week low, with a further drop in crude oil prices and disappointing Chinese economic data hitting commodity stocks. The UK mining index fell 2.1 percent in a seventh straight session of weakness, after data showed factory output in the world's biggest metals consumer China rose 7.2 percent in November from a year ago, slowing from October's 7.7 percent and against analysts' forecasts of 7.5 percent. The oil and gas index fell 1. ...

Oil slide hits European stocks, safe-haven assets sought

LONDON (Reuters) - A relentless slide in crude prices put energy stocks and currencies exposed to oil exports under pressure on Friday, dampening appetite for riskier assets and underpinning flows into the safety of core government bonds.

Anak Usia Dini Harus Dilindungi dari Penyalahgunaan Narkoba

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Anak usia dini merupakan generasi penerus bangsa yang harus dilindungi dari kejahatan narkoba yang semakin merajalela.

Shots fired at Israeli embassy in Athens

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Athens with a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the early hours of Friday, police said, but no injuries or damage were reported. Four people on two motorcycles fired shots at the embassy building in a northern suburb of Athens, a police official said. Bullets were lodged in the walls and 54 spent bullet cases were found about 40 meters (yards) from the building, police said. The Greek government condemned the incident. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1yGWe1F

China expresses regret at U.S. failure to pass IMF reforms

BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed regret on Friday at the failure of U.S. Congress to pass reforms to give emerging markets greater say at the International Monetary Fund. The White House signed off on the reforms in 2010, but U.S. lawmakers need to back changes in how the IMF is funded before they can be put into place, given Washington's position as a controlling shareholder in the global lender. But a must-pass $1.1 trillion U.S. spending bill unveiled late on Tuesday omits the IMF voting reform provision, dooming prospects that it will get passed by a year-end deadline. ...

Teken MoU dengan Portugal, BNN Ingin Garap Rehabilitasi Lebih Maksimal

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Badan Narkotika Nasional (BNN) menilai Portugal sebagai negara yang tergolong berhasil dalam menangani masalah narkoba

APNORC ENVIRONMENT POLL

Graphic shows poll on attitudes toward the environment; 2c x 8 inches; 96.3 mm x 203 mm; Read More http://ift.tt/1zXywvn

How the AP-NORC Center poll was conducted

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on the environment was conducted by GfK from Nov. 20-Dec. 1. Read More http://ift.tt/1BmF4Vt

Poll: Half of Republicans back limits on carbon

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republicans take control of Congress next month, top on their agenda will be undoing environmental regulations they claim will harm the economy, chief among them President Barack Obama's plans to limit heat-trapping carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Jaksa Pidsus Kejagung pindahkan Yance ke Kejati Jawa Barat

MERDEKA.COM. Jaksa penyidik pidana khusus Kejaksaan Agung telah melimpahkan tersangka Irianto MS Syafiuddin alias Yance (58), ke Jaksa Penuntut Umum pada Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa Barat. Pemindahan tahanan mantan Bupati Indramayu itu merupakan pelimpahan tahap dua, atas kasus dugaan korupsi pembebasan lahan proyek PLTU di Sumur Adem tahun 2004."(Pelimpahan tahap 2) dilakukan tadi pagi Jam 09.00 WIB Ke Kejati Jabar," kata Kasubdit Tipikor Pidana Khusus Kejagung Sarjono Turin di Kejagung, Jakarta, Jumat (12/12). ...

Islamic State suicide bomber detonates tank in eastern Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Islamic State suicide bomber detonated a tank at a Syrian air base in the province of Deir al-Zor, one of the last remaining government strongholds in eastern Syria, jihadist social media and a monitoring group said on Friday. One Islamic State Twitter account published two photos of a smiling man it named Abu al-Farouq al-Libi, who it said carried out the "suicide operation". The al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has been gradually consolidating control of the oil-producing Deir al-Zor region this year. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1qDpXWH

Menkumham Minta Pengamanan Terpidana Kasus Narkoba Ditingkatkan

Cilacap (Antara) - Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly meminta seluruh lembaga pemasyarakatan (lapas) untuk meningkatkan pengamanan terhadap terpidana kasus narkoba, khususnya yang berada di Pulau Nusakambangan. "Saya sudah perintahkan, sekuritinya dimaksimumkan," katanya, di Pulau Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Jawa Tengah, Jumat. Yasonna mengatakan hal itu kepada wartawan, saat mengunjungi sejumlah lembaga pemasyarakatan (lapas) di Pulau Nusakambangan bersama Jaksa Agung H.M. Prasetyo. ...

Lack of ideas, leadership in Swedish politics may benefit far right

By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's mainstream parties head into March's snap election unloved by voters and short on seasoned leadership, raising the risk the far-right will increase its support and be able to force a shift in generous immigration policies. Center-left Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's need to call a new election two months into office underlines his weakness. His likely rival for the top political post - Moderate party economic spokeswoman Anna Kinberg Batra - will not even head her own party until January. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1wGJSqq

Pasangan Lesbian Maling Sepeda Motor Ditangkap

VIVAnews - Dua wanita komplotan spesialis maling sepeda motor dibekuk aparat Kepolisian Resor Kota Besar (Polrestabes) Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Mereka biasa beroperasi mencuri sepeda motor di wilayah Semarang dan sekitar.Dua wanita itu diketahui bernama Winda Ana Carisca (23 tahun) dan Nikitha Intania Bramasto (28 tahun). Mereka adalah warga Semarang Utara, Kota Semarang.Mereka sesungguhnya adalah bagian dari komplotan besar yang dikendalikan seorang residivis bernama Dimas Enggal Saputra (21 tahun). Dia dibantu seorang yang lain, yakni Agus Sutriyono (35 tahun). ...

Scant progress as UN climate enter final stretch

LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.N. global warming talks head into their last scheduled day Friday with rich and poor countries arguing over what kind of climate action plans they should present in the run-up to a key summit in Paris next year.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Tahap Dua, Yance Dipindah ke Kejati Jabar

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Proses pemindahan ini merupakan tahap dua yakni pelimpahan tersangka dan barang bukti ke Kejaksaan.

Direhabilitasi Tujuh Anggota Polda Sumsel Malah Konsumsi Narkoba

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Saat dilakukan pemeriksaan, mereka positif menggunakan narkoba. Padahal, saat itu tengah mengikuti rehabilitasi narkoba di SPN Betung.

Atlet Gantole Brasil Penyelundup Kokain Pasrah Tunggu Kematian di Indonesia

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Gembong peredaran narkoba di Indonesia, tampaknya akan berpikir lebih dari dua kali jika ingin meneruskan bisnisnya.

Wawan umbar senyuman sebelum diperiksa KPK

MERDEKA.COM. Tubagus Chaeri Wardana alias Wawan siang ini kembali diperiksa KPK. Wawan, tersangka korupsi Alkes Banten dan Tangerang Selatan dan suap Pilkada Lebak ini diperiksa terkait dugaan pencucian uangnya.Saat tiba di KPK, Wawan diantar menggunakan mobil tahanan. Adik kandung mantan Gubernur Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah itu tampak sumringah ketika turun dari mobil tahanan.Wawan tersenyum kepada sejumlah wartawan yang memanggilnya. Berkemeja putih dan rompi tahanan KPK, tidak ada wajah kesedihan Wawan yang telah diputus penjara 5 tahun."Sudah pemberkasan P21 ya Pak wawan. ...

Pasangan Kekasih Lesbian Pencuri Motor Siap Dipenjara Asal Tetap bersama

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Sepasang gadis penyuka sesama jenis (lesbian), Winda (23) dan Nikita (18), ditangkap oleh jajaran Resmob Polrestabes Semarang.

Japan LGBT candidate hopes to raise awareness in election campaign

By Olivier Fabre TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiga Ishikawa has an uphill battle in his bid to become Japan's only openly gay member of parliament, but hopes his campaign for Sunday's general election will raise awareness in a nation where gay rights hardly get a nod in the mainstream political agenda. Ishikawa is keen for his candidacy, which has attracted considerable attention on the Internet, to help others in Japan's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community come out of the closet. "It is said that 3 to 5 percent of the population in Japan is LGBT. ... Read More http://ift.tt/13fkD1p

Residivis Kasus Pencurian Tertangkap di Sukmajaya Depok

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Sekujur tubuhnya babak belur setelah dikeroyok warga lantaran mencoba merampas dompet milik Tumiyem, (33 tahun).

Ukraine’s Chocolate King president finds promise tough to keep

By Steve Stecklow and Anjuli Davies KIEV (Reuters) - The Chocolate King is finding it difficult to relinquish his throne. Petro Poroshenko, one of Ukraine's richest men and owner of a sweets empire, made an unusual promise last spring while campaigning to be president - if elected, he would sell most of his business assets. "As president of Ukraine, I only want to concern myself with the good of the country and that is what I will do," he told an interviewer. Poroshenko won the election, but he hasn't succeeded yet at keeping his campaign promise. ...

Ex-Patriot Aaron Hernandez due back in court

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is due back in court in the first of two murder cases against him, with less than a month to go before jury selection in the first trial is scheduled to begin.

Ahead of election win, Japan's Abe pivots away from painful reforms

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is signaling that retooling Japan's economy with painful structural reforms must take a back seat to reviving growth, even though he is poised to win a big referendum on his economic policies in an election on Sunday. In the three weeks since he delayed a sales tax increase and called the election, Abe has shifted the debate from curbing the government's runaway debt to finding ways to stimulate the economy and put more money in voters' hands. ...

China, Vietnam clash again over South China Sea claims

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Vietnam have clashed again over competing claims in the South China Sea, after Vietnam submitted its position to an arbitration tribunal initiated by the Philippines over the festering dispute that involves several countries. China has said repeatedly it will not participate in the case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, branding it an underhand attempt to exert political pressure over territory which is inherently Chinese. ...

Tiga wanita jadi komplotan penipu bermodus hipnotis

MERDEKA.COM. Polres Jakarta Selatan dan Polsek Setia Budi menangkap komplotan penipu yang bermodus menghipnotis korban. Komplotan penipu itu ditangkap di Jalan Guntur, Jakarta Selatan dan Apartemen Mediterania Tanjung Duren, Jakarta Barat."Empat pelaku penipuan dengan cara menghipnotis. Mereka terdiri dari tiga orang wanita dengan inisial EV alias Acen, AR alias Siauli, LY alias Lily dan satu laki-laki OS alias Koko," kata Kapolres Jakarta Selatan Kombes Wahyu Hadiningrat saat konferensi pers di Polres Jakarta Selatan, Jumat (12/12). ...

Rudi Soik Jalani Sidang Perdana di PN Kupang

TEMPO.CO, Kupang - Brigadir Rudi Soik hari ini (Kamis, 10 Desember 2014) dijadwalkan menjalani sidang perdana di Pengadilan Negeri Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Rudi menjadi terdakwa karena dituduh menganiaya Ismail Patty Sangat, calo tenaga kerja Indonesia. "Rudi Soik siap hadir," kata kuasa hukum Rudi, Ferdi Tahu.

Sensitive topics off agenda as China's Li goes overseas

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang heads to Serbia, Thailand and Kazakhstan next week, but three of the most touchy topics he could encounter are off the agenda, including the fate of Muslims from western China who have fled to Southeast Asia. Li's trip, from Dec. 14 to 20, also takes in summits with Eastern European, Central Asian and Southeast Asian leaders. Sensitive issues Li could encounter range from the Uighurs who have left China's violence-prone region of Xinjiang, to Thailand's military government and the U.S. ...

Analysis - Oil price slump sorts the hedged from the unhedged

By Lucas Iberico Lozada NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil's slide to the lowest price in more than five years is carving a divide between U.S. shale drillers who heavily hedged future production and those who didn't. While financial hedges are commonly required by many oilfield lenders, the industry's mid-sized U.S.-focused shale field producers pursued varied strategies when it came to protecting future revenues, according to a Reuters review of filings and interviews with bankers and experts. Those decisions are now coming back to haunt some drillers. ...

Otoritas Korsel Selidiki Skandal Kacang Korean Air

VIVAnews - Putri pemilik maskapai penerbangan Korean Air, Cho Hyun-ah, yang memicu kecaman publik karena tindakan konyolnya menunda penerbangan di New York, pekan lalu, terancam 10 tahun penjara.Media Korea Selatan (Korsel) Chosunilbo, Jumat, 12 Desember 2014, mengatakan Kementerian Transportasi mengatakan Cho telah diminta hadir di kementerian, pada Jumat pagi, untuk menjawab pertanyaan seputar insiden di bandara JFK New York. ...

Pemerintah Pantai Gading Diminta Serahkan Mantan Ibu Negaranya

Hakim Pengadilan Kriminal Internasional (ICC) resmi meminta Pemerintah Pantai Gading menyerahkan mantan ibu negaranya, Simone Gbagbo. Istri dari eks Presiden Laurent Gbagbo, dituding sebagai pihak yang bertanggungjawab atas kejahatan terhadap kemanusiaan yang dilakukan di negara eks jajahan Prancis ini.Kejahatan yang diduga dilakukan Simone, Laurent dan seorang koleganya, Charles Ble Gloude terkait dengan perang suadara yang terjadi di Pantai Gading. Peperangan yang berlangsung saat Gbagbo berkuasa dan diduga keras telah terjadi pembantain.

U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 that made it all but impossible to sue foreign companies in U.S. courts for alleged roles in overseas human rights abuses is proving to be a boon for U.S. firms too, court documents show. In the roughly year and a half since the ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, U.S. ...

Korean Air chief apologizes as daughter called in over nuts incident

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - The chairman of Korean Air Lines on Friday apologized to a country brimming with outrage over an incident in which his daughter delayed a flight because she was unhappy with the way a flight attendant served her nuts. Cho Yang-ho also said his daughter, who was an executive at South Korea's flag carrier in charge of in-flight service until she quit this week, was being removed from all posts at affiliate companies. ...

Pro-Russian rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine: Interfax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists have started pulling back artillery from positions in the southern part of their Donetsk separatist region in east Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax quoted a separatist leader as saying on Thursday. "The militia have started pulling back artillery units with a caliber greater than 100 millimeters in the south of the republic," said Denis Pushilin, vice speaker of the separatists' "people's council", a leadership body. (Reporting by Thomas Grove, Editing by Timothy Heritage) Read More http://ift.tt/1GgdpIv

Ebola survivors, doctors named "person of the year" by Time

REUTERS - Time magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 "Person of the Year," applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams working in western Africa, where an outbreak of the virus has killed thousands. "For tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving, the Ebola fighters are Time's 2014 Person of the Year," the magazine said in a statement. The magazine pictured five people on its covers, including: Dr. ...

Malaysia summons U.S. ambassador over comments on Sedition Act

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has summoned the U.S. ambassador after he questioned a government decision to strengthen a law against sedition, which critics say has been used to crack down on government detractors, despite an earlier promise to scrap it. Joseph Y Yun was called in on Wednesday to explain the U.S. position following his comments in an interview with an online news portal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The ministry called for the United States to respect Malaysia's internal affairs and allow it "the space ... ... Read More http://ift.tt/1wjdhU4

Cellphone privacy at issue in Supreme Court ruling tomorrow

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Thursday whether the police have the right to search people's cellphones when they're arrested. Read More http://ift.tt/1IDMAQA

Putin, Modi in push to revive jaded Russia-India relationship

By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin got straight down to talks on Thursday on boosting nuclear and defence cooperation at a summit aimed at reviving an old friendship that has faded over the years. Putin's one-day visit to India comes at a time when Russia is at odds with the West over Ukraine, and its economy is stalling as oil prices tumble to their lowest in five years. ...

China police search for missing Vietnamese brides: paper

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Police in northern China are investigating the disappearance of more than 100 Vietnamese women who had been sold as wives to Chinese men via a broker who is also missing, the China Daily reported on Thursday. The women vanished from Handan county in Hebei province near Beijing at the end of November, and an unidentified official suspected the disappearance was organized, according to the newspaper. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1GnhOY6

Syrian family moves from war to new world: Uruguay

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The Syrian teen, driven from his home by his country's civil war, swipes across the world on a mobile phone map, over China and the blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. He searches until finally he finds Uruguay.

Migration stripping Pacific Islands of climate change know-how

By Catherine Wilson SYDNEY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Many small Pacific Island states on the frontline of sea level rise and disaster threats are facing a shortage of the scientists, skilled professionals and technical experts they need to put in place effective climate change policies and adaptation projects. “Climate change and disaster risk management expertise is critical for the Pacific region,” Espen Ronneberg, climate change adviser to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), in Samoa, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1Df8cCu

Study: 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans

HONOLULU (AP) — A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans. That's enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks. Read More http://ift.tt/1z9T2cK

Russian gas flows to Ukraine stable - Ukrtransgaz

KIEV (Reuters) - Russian natural gas flows to Ukraine have been stable since Dec. 9, when Gazprom resumed supplies after a six-month gap caused by a price dispute and unpaid debts, Ukraine's gas transport monopoly said on Thursday. "The supplies are stable and Ukraine received 42.8 million cubic metres of Russian gas on Dec. 9," Ukrtransgaz spokesman Maxim Belyavsky said. Ukraine, hit by hard frosts and a lack of fuel to produce enough power to cover domestic needs, transferred $378 million (£240. ...